13 Facts About Maxthon

1.

Maxthon is a freeware web browser, created by JeffChen in Singapore.

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Maxthon is a Hong Kong company known mainly for producing web browsers for Windows.

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3.

Maxthon has created other products including a Chinese language news and information portal i maxthon.

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4.

In 2006, Maxthon received further investment from the US-based venture capital firm Charles River Ventures.

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5.

Maxthon was one of the twelve browsers Microsoft presented in 2010 at BrowserChoice.

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In late 2010, Maxthon began releasing new compatibilities, including browsers for Android Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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7.

Maxthon 2 was introduced in July 2007, and Maxthon 3 was released in September 2010.

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Maxthon version 1, which continued version 0 of MyIE2, was an Internet Explorer shell that implemented a tabbed browser using the Trident web browser engine which Microsoft introduced with Internet Explorer 4.

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Maxthon Browser 2 is a multi-tab browser released in July 2007.

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Maxthon 3 was released in the fall of 2010, after a beta period of 8 months.

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11.

Maxthon Passport allowed users to sign-in and register for free membership, and their avatar remains in that space for future visits.

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12.

On September 15, 2014, Maxthon released a beta version for a Windows web browser made for those with slow computers or internet connections.

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13.

Maxthon 6 was released on 30 November 2020, with regular beta updates since.

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